The JBCM goes in Documentary Mode with Susan Gluth (ep. 2)

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Following “episode 1” on May 9 (see blog post), on Sunday, June 15, the shooting of the documentary by Susan Gluth in Tatti, Southern Tuscany, continued, and we were once more involved with the Jug Band Colline Metallifere.

This time the set was at Guido and Valeria’s Ixtlan Agricamping. Following the shooting session, we also had the opportunity of jamming a little with Hans, one of the guests at the camping, who happens to be a very cool jazz guitarist.

All this was happening just a few days before the departure for the Jubel Tour in Germany: https://www.pibinko.org/jubel-tour-jun25-jug-band-colline-metallifere/. The next shooting session will take place in the second half of September. Stay tuned for more updates!

For more information and booking: jugbandcm@pibinko.org or +393317539228.

(foto di Jack O’Malley e Simona Lombardelli)

FTEM #8: Polycultural Landscape – Fibbianello

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 Semproniano (Southern Tuscany) hosts one of the entries included in the official national register of rural landscapes. This institution’s mission is to protect elements of identity which have characterized the econonmy and the culture of a territory. The area next to Semproniano known as ‘Fibbianello’ received recognition for the historical persistence of olive trees.

In an historical phase where many old olive groves are being abandoned, and the international production of the so called “green gold” is drifting towards a super-intensive proctice, the existence in Fibbianello of 32,000 huge and very old olive trees represents for the rural hiker an irresistible attraction. The cultural association La Piazzoletta and the Municipality of Semproniano have worked a lot to promote this site, which is right next to Rocchette di Fazio, where our festival will take place. For those coming to the festival paying a visit to this lesser-known rural heritage will not be difficult.

For more information on the festival:

The festival comes from an idea by Irene Pellegrini –travel and migration sociologist, hiking guide, and writer- who also acts as the festival director. The event is supported by municipality of Semproniano, the social promotion association La Piazzoletta, Sentieri Liberi – Murci and by the pibinko.org network.

Foto: Sentieri Liberi Murci

FTEM #7: Marco D’Aureli

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The First Cross-Border Maremme Hiking Festival is glad to have Marco D’Aureli as one of its guests. He is an anthropologist and the director of the museo del brigantaggio di Cellere and the museo della terra in Latera. Marco will tell us about his projects about cultural hiking: trails connecting small village museums or telling parts of the social history of Maremma, such as the Bandit trail in Cellere.

Marco is also a great expert of another cultural expression which unites various areas of maremma: ottava rima poetry. Each year in Latera the best impromptu poets from central Italy gather in Laters.

You may read (in Italian) about Marco and his museums both in A piedi nel far west and in the emons guide emons 111 luoghi delle Maremme che devi proprio scoprire. But, most of all, you may listen to his stories on Sunday June 15 in Rocchette di Fazio.

For more information on the festival:

The festival comes from an idea by Irene Pellegrini –travel and migration sociologist, hiking guide, and writer- who also acts as the festival director. The event is supported by municipality of Semproniano, the social promotion association La Piazzoletta, Sentieri Liberi – Murci and by the pibinko.org network.

Photo: Marco D’Aureli